Substance Abuse And Poverty Summary

Substance use disorder is defined as being a pattern of maladaptive behaviors and reactions brought about by repeated use of a substance, sometimes also including tolerance for the substance and withdrawal reactions. (pg. 294). The individual I will be talking about for the project is someone that came to crave a particular substance and rely on it every day. Their choice to devote so much of their time to their substance caused issues between their family and friends. Both family and friends started to drift away from this individual. It was almost like all they literally cared about was making sure that they got their substance. Their choice of substance was alcohol. The individual had built up a tolerance where if there was a longer period of time where they would have to go without they would start to feel anxious and get sweaty, that was their withdrawal reactions exposed. A lot of people that have alcohol use disorder specifically start off by developing their drinking problem in there young college years. It is the prime time to be pressured by your peers to try and drink until you puke your cuts out. For other individuals they are so lucky and it actually can be seen as being disorder that is hereditary. For the specific individual that I am talking about for this paper he developed it because a majority of his dad’s side of the family had alcohol use disorder. This individual new the odds were against him, but still fell into the same steps his father’s side did.

On October 3rd, I attended a meeting that completely opened my eyes on the issue of substance abuse. The meeting I attended was an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. When thinking about what sort of recovery event I wanted to experience for this experimental activity the first thing that came to mind was Alcoholics Anonymous. I have heard of AA but never had an expanded understanding of the program. The first thing I did was google “Alcoholics Anonymous University of Iowa” and the rest was a breeze. The first link that appeared was a University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics page that listed open AA meetings. So as stated earlier, on Tuesday, October 3rd from 12 pm to 1 pm in Room 5024 Boyd Tower, I gained a whole new outlook on substance abuse. As soon as I walked into the meeting I was a slightly intimidated at first. The room was small, about the size of a classroom, and had a conference table full of people of all ages and different genders. Since I was just observing I decided to sit at a separate table and take notes on the activities that went on during the meeting. There were about 10 participants taking part in the meeting from ages that ranged from 30’s to 70’s. There was plenty of diversity in the group of individuals based on personalities also, but not much diversity in ethnicities as all of the members of this meeting were white. Once the meeting went underway, I knew I was in for something very interesting.

Substance abuse is a national public health burden that has significantly increased the rate of disability and mortality worldwide (Azizi, Borjali, & Golzari; 2010; Wheeler, 2014; Wu, 2010). In fact, the most recent Global Burden of Disease Report estimated that almost twelve million people, who abused drugs, had moderate to severe disability (Wu, 2010). With regard to physical health, legal issues, social relationships, and occupational functioning, substance abuse affects all aspects of the individual 's life (Azizi et al., 2010; Wu, 2010).

There has been growing research in the realm of social implications for one of the major minority groups, Pacific Islanders. This paper examines an underlying correlate of high substance abuse, impact on mental health, and internalized oppression as the dissonance between modern day Islander culture and Western culture. The research intertwines how acculturation plays a role in this and how treatment toward well-being in this culture, differs from Western customs. For many young Pacific Islander Americans, and Hawaiian’s such as myself, there’s been a sense of limited information on the history and culture of my heritage. This has caused me consternation, as my culture and ethnic identity is important to me. My experience with my relatives reflect ambivalence to the many situations Hawaii people face. As a personal exemplar, my grandma, who is fully Hawaiian, becomes visibly upset and angry when she recounts her life experiences. This to me represents a culture identity conflict due to intrusion of Western Culture.

The high percentages of drug and alcohol abuse in Southern Appalachia can be rooted in the economic realities of this region because if people aren’t making enough money than they can become depressed and turn to drugs to help “aid” them. This behavior only hurts them more in every aspect of their lives

Considerable research has previously been conducted to analyze the effects welfare reform has had on its intended purposes such as employment, caseloads, or familial cohesion. And while there have been a few studies that examined the correlation between women receiving welfare and drug use, the effects of reform in regards to illicit drug use, specifically women, had not been previously evaluated. As legislation passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996, the intended objective was to place restrictions on welfare recipients by applying a 5 year life-time limit, felony drug conviction disqualifications, and move people off the welfare rolls and into the workforce. States were given more

A vulnerable population are people that have specific characteristics, or risk factors, that increase the probability of developing health problems (Harkness & DeMarco, 2012, p.103). A Vulnerable is important because anyone can become a part of this population. One is going to be describing the characteristics of substance abusers. Next, give the common health issue and needs. Then, give specific resources that Peoria have to offer. Finally, how substance abuse relates to Healthy People 2020. Overall, this will give one an overview of the vulnerable population such as substance abusers.

In Kingston, Jamaica the violence that takes place is directed at the citizens of the island. According to the Jamaica Crime and Safety Report in 2014, almost 1200 murders took place in 2013.

Specific Aims. Substance abuse and addiction are critical health, social and economic problems in Maine and the United States. The estimated economic cost of substance abuse in Maine for 2012 was $1.18 billion. The number of individuals receiving treatment was up 20% over 2011 and prescription overdose deaths have tripled in the last decade. Thus, we are in desperate need of alternative treatments for substance abuse and addiction, as well as full implementation of effective prevention programs. In addition, if we can increase the number of students pursuing careers in science education, neuroscience and related biomedical research careers, we will have a positive impact not only on preventing and treating substance abuse, but also the economies of rural states like Maine. STEM-related jobs pay significantly higher than average, however, growth in these fields in Maine has been well below national levels. Improving interest and skill in STEM areas is likely to increase Maine’s ability to modernize its workforce and create jobs. Our overall goals are to: (1) enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in the state of Maine and (2) enhance awareness and interest in addiction science and neuroscience. Meeting these goals will help to prevent drug abuse and create an educated workforce.

Growing up around drugs and alcohol gives me a different insight on life. I watch my family go to hell and back from both of these substances. When someone uses drugs and alcohol it affects everyone in the household. Drugs abuse is the same as alcohol abuse it is just different substances. Crack cocaine was first industrialized during the cocaine boom of the 1970's, and its use became very popular in the mid-1980s, particularly in inner-city areas.2 Today it remains a very difficult and popular drug, as it is cheap to produce, and is much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.

There are a few different social dynamics behind drug use amongst different work/social classes. Largely, a reason why someone would start the use of drugs would depend on their social environment. These individuals are strongly influenced by their families and peers. According to the textbook, drug use has been related to the lower class (Faupel, et al. 199). Within this class, their families and peers could easily influence the drug use. Being in a financial bind, I would imagine it would be discouraging to be in a lower-class and possibly would influence drug use as well? During the 60s, some drugs became “acceptable” to be used by the middle-class (Faupel, et al. 199). There have been generations since then, so it is likely that current middle-class people were influenced by their parents/grandparents use during the 60s.

I. Thesis Statement: Both substance poverty and selflessness are intractable, but unsympathetic is the most uncompromising poverty.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) defines drug abuse as, “ It becomes drug abuse when people use illegal drugs or use legal drugs inappropriately.” This may include; the repeated uses of drugs to produce pleasure, alleviates stress, and/or alters or avoids reality. The perception of addiction and substance abuse has been widely known for many years, but the medical community has failed to accept and publicly this issue among it own members. Drug abuse by nurses is prevalent in today society, The American Nurses Association (ANA) estimates that six to eight percent of nurses use alcohol or drugs in the workplace. To put into perspective, for every ten active working nurses, one uses alcohol or drugs in the workplace.

Efforts to decrease drug dependency and drug-related crime in the United States have had the opposite effect, introducing increasing levels of crime and drug use within its population. The war on drugs has been lost as more drugs continue to be smuggled across the borders, increasing number of people are using drugs illegally, and violence in the streets continues to climb. A number of arguments have been made in favor of legalizing some less harmful drugs, such as marijuana, as a means of addressing this crisis. Legalization makes economic sense as it would save a net $14 billion/year in saved or redirected enforcement costs and taxes on the product which can be used toward treatment/reform programs and prevention. At

For my topic I chose health and poverty and how addiction is affected by poverty on the Cherokee Reservation. The sources I picked are “Big Pharma”, “Health is Membership” and my personal experience growing up around the Cherokee Reservation. Seeing things happen and being around it most of my life the Reservation is not what people think it is. The Reservation has very high rate of poverty and drug abuse, this will be my main focus point. The three sources I have all show different ways that poverty affects drug addiction.